Overview

• Elite races begin at 9:15 a.m. CEST on September 21, which is 3:15 a.m. ET for viewers in North America.
• The 42.195 km route starts on Straße des 17. Juni between the Brandenburg Gate and the Kleiner Stern and concludes with the iconic run through the Gate on the World Marathon Majors’ fastest course.
• U.S. fans can stream live on FloTrack with no traditional North American TV broadcast, while Olympics.com offers free streams in select countries and FloTrack also carries coverage in the U.K., Canada and Australia.
• Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe headlines the men’s race with defending champion Milkesa Mengesha and Gabriel Geay in pursuit, while the women’s field features Rosemary Wanjiru, Mestawut Fikir and Degitu Azimeraw.
• The event offers a €280,000 purse with €30,000 to each winner plus non‑cumulative, winners‑only time bonuses including €50,000 for a world record, and organizers expect nearly 80,000 participants from roughly 160 nations.